HI friends,
In the last three or four years koels have gone from being rare breeding visitors in Canberra (one or two birds every summer) to being fairly common. We have had five to six birds called in our nieghbourhood in Fraser in Northwest Canberra. Can anyone tell me if there has been a similar increase anywhere in Victoria?
Thanks,
Dr John Penhallurick
86 Bingley Cres
Fraser A.C.T. 2615
Australia
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2 responses to “Koels in Victoria”
John is right but the trend of increase in Canberra started well before 3 or 4 years ago. The GBS Report (“Canberra Birds: A Report on the first 21 years of the Garden Bird Survey”) shows the increase started in year 18 (1998-99) and the increase has increased.
Philip Veerman 24 Castley Circuit Kambah ACT 2902
02 – 62314041
Hi John,
Looking at the Birdline Victoria records for the last few years for Koel shows:
2004: 2 records 2005: 3 records 2006: 6 records 2007: 22 records 2008: 18 records 2009: 24 records 2010: 34 records
I remember when Ruth and I were planning our Victorian Big Year last year, we had no concerns about finding Koels in Victoria – and as it happens, we encountered them many times – mostly from Melbourne through the east of the state.
Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria